Has anyone tried using the QTech electric exhaust cutout?
After looking at the underside of this newer car, 40th anniversary edition, I am wondering if anyone has had success installing an electric cutout for the exhaust anywhere positioned after the cat. A search yielded nothing.
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yes. i think so..im drunk
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No one has used the Q Tech electric valve cut out on their exhaust?
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someone had the badlandz electric cutout.
he dyno'd 10whp with the cutout open. so its roughly equivilant to a catless midpipe. downside is that it dumps straight after the exhaust manifold, so it sounds horrible. the upside is that you can turn it off, unlike a midpipe. |
Ive never heard of this. Is it for sound or less restriction? I'm confused.....and getting drunk =P
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a catless midpipe is good for 10 hp?!? Idk, I have read that intake and full exhaust only gets you about 10 hp..... or less.
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people don't realize how raspy and horrid the rotary sounds at low and mid rpms without the exhaust system. Cutout without a turbo doesn't sound useful especially since they end up leaking.
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Originally Posted by 8upbad
(Post 3293092)
Ive never heard of this. Is it for sound or less restriction? I'm confused.....and getting drunk =P
I agree that it would have to be mounted after the cat, and that would likley only allow maybe 5 AWHP, if the oem muffler inhibits that much HP/torque (guessing on the values there) An un-muffled rotary is a terribly loud but wicked sounding screamer. But considering the price of the Qtech cut out , in any size 2.5" - 3+", I thought it would be a deal, to use on those occasions where the extra freed up HP would be useful. But since no one here has ever used it, there must be some drawbacks. |
5 awhp?
since when did you get all wheel drive in your rx8? if you are going to get a cut out, put it before the cat, and open it when you really want to scream. after the cat you'll get 3whp, maybe. 10whp is for a 3" catless midpipe alone. add 3whp for a 3" catback and maybe another 3whp for an intake. still not a lot of whp for the money. |
Originally Posted by kersh4w
(Post 3293019)
someone had the badlandz electric cutout.
he dyno'd 10whp with the cutout open. so its roughly equivilant to a catless midpipe. downside is that it dumps straight after the exhaust manifold, so it sounds horrible. the upside is that you can turn it off, unlike a midpipe. https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-parts-sale-wanted-44/badlanzhpe-electric-cutout-10hp-176484/ oh, and it's still up for sale...:mdrmed: |
Yeah, absolutely no point in putting it after the catalytic converter. All you are going to do is make noise. Put it before the cat and at least you get a little bit of power with the noise.
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